KIKU-8

Launch Details
Launched 17 December 2006
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Owner Japan
NORAD ID 29656
COSPAR ID 2006-059A
Alternative names ETS-VIII
KIKU NO. 8
ENGINEERING TEST SATELLITE VIII
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 11.189°
Eccentricity 0.00089
RA ascending node 2.725 hr
Argument perigee 211.027°
Mean anomaly 311.683°
Orbital period 1454.442 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Dec 2025, 07:03

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 36114.2 km
Mean Altitude 36152.0 km
Peak Altitude 36189.9 km

Orbital History

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Launched alongside

H-2A R/B

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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